Speech/Lang Pathologist II

Position is for 40 hours a week, but will consider candidates who can only work part-time hours. Possibility for extension/conversion at the end of the assignment, if business needs align.

The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) is seeking a professional to provide inpatient dysphagia, speech, and language services to a varied population of infants and children with neurological, developmental, medically based communication and feeding/swallowing disorders. Responsibilities include providing inpatient and outpatient clinical assessments and intervention, performing video-fluoroscopic swallow studies, consulting with medical and therapy personnel, and providing education and instruction to patients, families, health care professionals, students, and the community. Inpatient rehabilitation experience preferred. Additionally, CHOP is seeking a professional to provide outpatient weekly speech and language therapy to a varied population of children with developmental, neurological, and medically based communication disorders.

• Patient Care: Independently evaluates patients with known or suspected communication disorders (including speech, language, and oral motor dysfunction) using both non-standardized and standardized evaluation tools. Records evaluation findings according to Departmental and Hospital procedures. Refers patients to medical and educational services, when appropriate.
• Develops an individual therapy plan for each assigned patient which includes goals of treatment. Updates goals and records patient progress according to Departmental and Hospital procedures.
• Presents and defends evaluation findings, progress, and recommendations to patients, families/significant caregivers, and health care professionals. Instructs family members and caregivers in home therapy programs. Consults with health care and educational staff to promote the patients' communication skills.

• Required Licenses, Certifications, Registrations:
  
  
  
  • License in Speech-Language Pathology from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
  • CCC-SLP - Clinical Competence in Speech-Language - Required upon hire
  
  
  
  
• Required Education: Master's Degree in Speech-Language Pathology.
• Required Experience: Minimum of 1 year of licensed experience, strongly preferred 2 years.
• Preferred Experience: Pediatric medical-based setting experience, inpatient rehab experience preferred.

• High level of analytical skill in order to work independently to identify and plan for the resolution of problems encountered in clinical and research duties.
• High level of skill in various assessment procedures pertaining to speech and language skills in the pediatric population.
• Fundamental research skills including a general understanding of research methodology, design, and statistics.

• On-site 5 days/week, will consider 3 days/week.
• Open to travelers.
• Full-time - Monday-Friday, 8:30 AM-5:00 PM EST in inpatient setting; will consider part-time Monday-Friday afternoon-evening therapy in outpatient setting.

Reason: Vacancy